DR. MARIA DE PIRONA
Dr. Maria de Pirona. Pediatrician and Founding Medical Director of the Wesley Medical Centers, now five Centers in 3 states in Venezuela. The Centers will treat over 25,000 patients in 2023. The Centers employ over 60 health professionals. One new program is Una Esperanza treating hundreds of very poor mothers and their babies providing prenatal and postnatal care, nutrition care and teaching of parenting skills. Dr. María is also a pastor and leads dynamic women’s ministries in Venezuela.
WORKSHOP
Medical Mission and Christian Ministry Integration : What is the opportunity for sharing the Gospel through medical service? How do we raise up and support a Medical Mission in an economically distressed country? How do we share the gospel as we treat our patients? How do we perform intervention with food, medicine, and pastoral care? Is medical mission an opportunity for church planting?
